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Scott and Sandra Gjesdahl

BRISTOL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; AN INTERNATIONALLY AWARD WINNING DESIGN BUILD FIRM; IS THE FOUNDER OF THE JAQOR COAST DEVELOPMENT.THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY PRINCIPAL SCOTT GJESDAHL NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.SCOTT’S SKILLS IN CABINETRY AND CUSTOM FURNITURE MAKING EMERGED AS A TEENAGER, AND HE BUILT A GENERAL CONTRACTING FIRM THAT BECAME QUICKLY SUCCESSFUL BY INTEGRATING HIS CUSTOM MILLWORK.

SANDRA GJESDAHL BECAME A PRINCIPAL OF THE FIRM IN 2003, WHEN SHE PARTNERED WITH SCOTT IN LIFE AS WELL.SANDRA’S DEGREE AND PRACTICE IN ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS WAS THEN FOLDED INTO THE BUSINESS MODEL.A TRUE DESIGN-BUILD FIRM.

OUR BUSINESS NOW COVERS ALL AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND TALENT WHICH ENABLES BRISTOL TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF BUILT QUALITY THAT IS TRULY RARE.EACH PROJECT IS CAREFULLY TAILORED THROUGH ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, CABINETRY FABRICATION AND INTERIOR DESIGN TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.WE HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN DOZENS OF PUBLICATIONS AND HAVE WON OVER 40 LOCAL AND NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS.

WE FOUNDED BRISTOL BELIZE IN 2012 WHICH FOLLOWS THE SAME SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODEL WE CREATED IN THE STATES.IN 2017, BRISTOL’S FOCUS WILL BE CONCENTRATED ENTIRELY IN BELIZE AS ALL U.S. BASED PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2016.IN ADDITION TO BRINGING A CREW OF 6 FROM THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE BEEN TRAINING A CORE CREW OF 8 PEOPLE IN BELIZE FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS IN ALL SKILLED AREAS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Christopher Nesbitt & Celini Logan

PERMACULTURE IS JAQOR’S CORNERSTONE: PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS INTENDED TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. THIS IS THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DESIGNING HUMAN SYSTEMS IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.THE RESULTS ARE HEALTHY, THRIVING LANDSCAPES AND PEOPLE.MAYA MOUNTAIN RESEARCH FARM, ESTABLISHED BY CHRISTOPHER NESBITT, IS THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUS PERMACULTURE PROJECT IN CENTRAL AMERICA.AS A TEACHER OF AGROFORESTRY, PERMACULTURE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE PLANTS AND SOILS IN BELIZE, CHRISTOPER BRINGS MUCH TO THE JAQOR COAST PROJECT.MMRF’S ANNUAL PERMACULTURE DESIGN CLASS ATTRACTS ATTENDEES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

MMRF IS A FULL SERVICE DESIGN AND BUILD FIRM SPECIALIZING IN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN FOR FARM, RANCH, HOMESTEAD, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION.THEY ARE MATCHING OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES UNIQUE TO OUR SITUATION, WATERSHED AND BIOREGION.AS A FORMER PHARMASIST, CELINI LOGAN BRINGS ADDED KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS.THEIR TEAM HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE GLOBE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO APPLYING THIS KNOWLEDGE AT JAQOR.

Thad Layton

MR. PALMER WAS THE FIRST IN THE MODERN ERA TO BE BOTH A TOURNAMENT CHAMPION AND A GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT.IN 1972, HE STARTED HIS FIRST DESIGN FIRM AND RECEIVED THE DONALD ROSS AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GAME IN 2002.ALTHOUGH MR. PALMER ACTIVELY OVERSEES THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF HIS BUSINESS, SENIOR ARCHITECT THAD LAYTON HAS WORKED WITH JAQOR INTIMATELY OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS TO DESIGN A PATHLESS, EDIBLE COURSE WHICH WILL SURELY BE ACCLIAMED AS NOT ONLY A GREAT COURSE TO PLAY, BUT A ROLE MODEL IN SUSTAINABILITY- REINVENTING GOLF AS MANY KNOW IT. HIS SCHEMATIC DESIGN INCLUDES 45 ACRES OF WATER FEATURES TO MITIGATE MANGROVE REMOVAL WHILE OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL KAYAKING GROUNDS AS WELL.

Terry Caldwell

FOR OVER 25 YEARS TERRY CALDWELL AND QUPONT’S COMMITMENT TO DESIGN EXCELLENCE AND DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS HAS ENABLED THEM TO PRODUCE COST EFFECTIVE FLOATING DOCKS THAT MATCH THE NEEDS OF TODAY’S DISCERNING MARINA DEVELOPERS AND BOATERS.TERRY’S MARINA DESIGN FOR JAQOR INTEGRATES A MARINA VILLAGE AND BOARDWALK THAT WILL INCLUDE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ALONG WITH A DESTINATION LIGHTHOUSE.CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE WELL UNDER WAY AND WITH TERRY’S YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN BELIZE, THIS FOCAL POINT OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A HUGE SUCCESS.

Matt Anderson

HEARTLAND IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE MARKET AND FINANACIAL ANALYSIS, URBAN PLANNING, LAW, FINANCE, REAL ESTATE VALUATION, DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, PUBLICK POLICY, TRANSACTIONS AND VENTURE STRUCTURES.THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN THEIR PROJECTS

MATT ANDERSEN, A PRINCIPAL AND SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR OF HEARTLAND, HAS PERSONALLY COMPLETED ON THE GROUND RESEARCH IN BELIZE FOR JAQOR’S OFFERING MEMORANDUM.MATT HAS APPLIED HIS BROAD EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE AND CITY PLANNING TO JAQOR TO CREATE A PLACE WITH POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT WHILE ACHIEVING OUR ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES.HE HAS ENGAGED IN JAQOR’S PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, MARKET/FINANCIAL ANALYSYS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Dean O. Barrow • Rodwell Williams

BARROW & WILLIAMS WAS FOUNDED BY DEAN O. BARROW (A NATIVE OF MULLINS RIVER VILLAGE) AND RODWELL WILLIAMS IN 1989.JAQOR IS REPRESENTED BY RODWELL WILLIAMS, THE MANAGING PARTNER, WHILE DEAN BARROW SERVES AS THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE.THE FIRM HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LEADING COMMERCIAL LAW FIRMS AND IS WELL SUITED TO REPRESENT INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS AND CORPORATIONS.

RODWELL HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ALL AREAS OF THE LAW AND FOCUSES HIS PRACTICE ON COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE, LITIGATION, OFFSHORE SERVICES, REAL ESTATE AND TRUSTS.HE ALSO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BELIZE ELECTRICITY LIMITED, THE SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF ELECTRICITY IN BELIZE.

Robert MacLellan

MacLellan & ASSOCIATES IS A FULL SERVICE CONSULTANCY AND APPRAISALS PRACTICE, ESTABLISHED IN 1997, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE HOSPITALITY, TOURISM AND LEISURE SECTORS IN THE CARIBBEAN- THE LARGEST IN THE REGION.FIELD RESEARCH, RATHER THAN DESK RESEARCH, WAS PERFORMED IN BELIZE, ENSURING IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND ACCURACY OF THEIR FEASIBILITY REPORT.THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT SENIOR LEVELS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, FRANCHISE AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, SALES AND MARKETING, HUMAN RESOURCES, TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION/APPRAISALS.

ROBERT MacLELLAN HAS ASSISTED WITH THE ECO RESORT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AT JAQOR AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST WITH BRANDING, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT, RESORT RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE, MARKETING AND BROKERAGE.THEIR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE FIRST RESORT AT JAQOR IS COMPLETE AND BEING PRESENTED TO THE LIKES OF STARWOOD, ROSEWOOD, BANYAN TREE & SIX SENSES, TO NAME A FEW.